Patterns

Over the winter we did a lot of work on making patterns. We made patterns out of shapes, colors, blocks, beads, etc. Most of the time I initiated these activities and asked Finn what came next. Lately, he has started making them on his own. He beaded a necklace with an A B C pattern and has been making patterns out of his coloring. He even makes lunch time into patterns- a bite of spaghetti, a bite of peaches, a bite of spaghetti, a bite of peaches, etc. Yesterday, he came running into the kitchen telling me to come see the AB pattern he had made. He was so excited that he could make a pattern using red and blue cars from Cars. I also realized that we really have a ridiculous amount of Lightening McQueens. It is so exciting to see the lessons I have begun teaching him take root and watch him explore them on his own.